VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-2184

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The CAPTCHA 4WP WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 lets user input reach a sensitive require_once call in one of its admin-side templates. This can be abused by attackers, via a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack to run arbitrary code on the server.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Primary references